Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is not a part of the Article 20 of the Constitution of India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Prohibition Against Torture.
Key PointsArticle 20: Protection in Respect of Conviction for Offences
- It grants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person, whether citizen or foreigner or legal person like a company or a corporation.
- It contains three provisions in that direction:
- No ex-post-facto law: No person shall be
- convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act, nor
- subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time of the commission of the act. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
- No double jeopardy: No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
- No self-incrimination: No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
- Hence, Option 3 is correct.
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